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Article Usage Count in Scopus and Web of Science

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It is well known that the number of times an individual journal article is cited is one of the top metrics of scholarly impact. Still, there are other metrics which may be useful in determining the popularity of an article. One such metric is item usage statistics. In electronic resources, usage statistics may show different aspects of access and usage, for example, number of downloads, abstracts views, etc. Some databases (ex., Scopus, Web of Science) offer limited usage metrics in each record.

In Scopus, usage count is provided via PlumX Metrics (featured in a previous Library blog post). Click on the PlumX Metrics icon located in the right upper corner of each Scopus record to see article metrics, including some usage statistics, as well as exposure of the article in social media.

In Web of Science usage count is built in and provided for each article. Search results can be sorted by usage.

To see the usage count for an article, click on its title in the search result list and scroll down.The usage count can be found on the right hand pane of the record.

 

Metastatic Cancer Cell Migration and More

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  • Researchers from Vanderbilt University studied how cancer cells conserve energy during metastatic migration. The “first study to quantify the energetic costs of cancer cells during metastasis” was published in Nature Communications.
  • A team of engineers and cancer biologists from Ohio State University explored the effect of electromagnetic fields on breast cancer cell migration and created tools to hinder the spread of metastatic breast cancer cells  The new study which lays the foundation for further animal and human studies was published in Communications Biology.
  • Researchers from Michigan State University and Stanford University discovered that nano-sized extracellular vesicles produced by healthy cells in human body can transport therapeutic agents (gene-directed enzymes, drug therapies) to cancer cells. This new approach shows great potential for future treatment strategies according to the authors of the study published in Molecular Cancer Therapeutics.
  • New research from a team at Imperial College in London and their colleagues from Italy contributed to the debate on breast cancer recurrence after treatment with hormone therapies. Their findings suggest that adjuvant endocrine therapy, a type of hormone therapy, while killing some cancer cells, only puts others in a dormant state. This study was also published in Nature Communications.

Google Advanced Search

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While the advantage of Google has always been viewed as an example of searching simplicity, its developers recognize the need for search precision functionality when needed.

Recently we reported that Google began implementing the ability to use Boolean searching within the Google interface. Google also has an Advanced search that offers some limited options for refining a search by using preset search boxes to assist users. These preset search boxes offer a guided way for achieving the same results as with using Boolean Operators, double quotes, filters, etc. For example, “All These Words” equals the “AND” Boolean Operator, “Any of These Words” equals the “OR” Boolean Operator.

Unfortunately, these options are not quickly found when doing a Google search. To get to it, click on the Settings in the right lower corner of the Google search screen and then on Advanced Search.

You can also bookmark the direct URL (https://www.google.com/advanced_search) for easy access.

Simply fill out the search box and then use another set of options to narrow your search down by Language, Region and other criteria.